by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 31, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Warning of a Troublesome Temptation Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 14, “A Short Method To Know God’s Will.” S. Basil says that God’s will is made clear unto us by...
by Sister Susan Marie | Jan 28, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
PM VisitationSiste: Looking at the example given of Simeon Stylites, is mortification of the heart a sign of spiritual maturity versus mortification of the body? Why is it so? Is it possible to have true mortification of the body without that of the heart? Or true...
by Editor | Jan 21, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
The examples of the various saints and their beyond-ordinary inspirations and actions seem shocking. What do we make of these? Is Saint Francis telling us all to strive for this? Some of the examples might seem sinful at first glance. For example, the one who retreats...
by Editor | Jan 14, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, St. Francis de Sales
Saint Francis talks about ordinary Christian exercises being done with “extraordinary perfection,” as seen in the examples of the saints. Are we all called to this perfection? Is it a specific calling for an individual or an expectation of every Christian?...
by Editor | Jan 12, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room
Let Every One Keep God’s Holy Will With the Zeal of Perfection! Hi Subscriber, This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 11, “Of The Union Of Our Will With God’s In The Inspirations Which Are...
by Editor | Jan 3, 2019 | Discernment Sundays - Chat Room, Salesian Spirituality, Visitation News
How Happy Are They Who Keep Their Hearts Open To Holy Inspirations! This week we are continuing Saint Francis’ Treatise on the Love of God with book 8, chapter 10, “How We Are To Conform Ourselves To God’s Will Signified Unto Us By Inspirations, And...